Vanity case and the like



Nov. 10, 1936. P. GUTENSTEIN VANITY CASE AND THE LIKE Filed Dec. 21,1935 I UII 9:111 E. in" d nlim- WILLS-- 'WlTNESS INVENTOR ATTORNEYSPatented Nov. it,

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE VANITY CASE AND THE LIKE Paul Gutenstein,Beechnrst, Long Island, N. Y. Application December 21, 1935, Serlal'No.55,552

1 Claim. (Cl. 132-19) This invention relates to cases adapted to holdface powder, rouge, lipstick, and other articles of personal use. Theinvention is particularly adaptable to hold and make available, a numberof articles of personal use, which articles have a relation when appliedor put to use by the user. Thus in the specific embodiment shown in thedrawing, the case is intended to hold rouge, face powder and lipstick,all articles which are ordinarily used together, and likewise, casesembodying this invention may be utilized for holding cigarettes and acigarette lighter, two articles which likewise are used together.

The advantages arising from this invention will appear from thefollowing description.

In the drawing, Fig. 1 is a plan view of the case closed; Fig. 2 is aside view; Fig. 3 is a front view; Fig. 4 is a cross section on line llof Fig. 1, with the cover open; Fig. 5 is a front view of Fig. 4;

Fig. 6 is a plan view similar to Fig. 1, with the cover open; Fig. 7 isa cross section on line 1--'I of Fig. 6, and Fig. 8 is a perspectiveview of the lock and holder removed from the case.

The case comprises a container I, and a cover 2, united by a hinge 3. Aspring 4 is positioned in the hinge and tends to throw the cover Ito.the open position and to retain it in open position, as shown inFigs. 4-7. The container I is provided with a substantially centrallylocated housing 5, which housing runs from the back end of the containerI in a horizontal direction, to and through the forward wall of thecontainer. The

housing is in the form of a channel, open at the forward end. Thehousing 5 cooperates with a unit'l, which unit has a double function,viz., it carries, as illustrated in the drawing, a lipstick, and inaddition, provides a lock for the container I and the cover 2. The unitI comprises a channel member 8 made of metal-stock material and havingtherein a slider 9 in which the lipstick IB is secured. The slider maybe moved forward and backward by pressure on the pin II attached to theslider. The unit 1 is also provided with a locking member I2, whichlocking member consists of an upright plate I3 secured to the end of theunit I, and a latching member II, which preferably is made continuouswith the plate I3 but bent forwardly in relation thereto,

to provide an opening I5. The housing 5 and the unit I are of suchrelative shape and dimension so that the unit I may be slid into thehousing 5 and snugly fit therein, and the distance from the top surfaceof the housing 5 to the lower edge of the latch I4 is such as toaccommodate the thickness of the cover 2 at the forward edge thereofsomewhat snugly. A slot 6 is provided in the housing 5 to accommodatethe pin I I. The unit I is entirely separable from the case, and isremovably associated therewith, as shown in the drawing. When the cover2 is closed down upon the container l, the unit I is slid into thehousing 5 and the forward edge of the cover is thereby slid beneath thelatch I4. Inasmuch as the cover tends to spring open under the influenceof the spring 4, the pressure of the spring tends 10 to hold the coveragainst the underside of the latch I4 and keep the unit I inplace byreason of the exerted friction.

The case, when used as a vanity case, is provided withcompartments I6and II, in which 15 face powder and rouge may be kept, and thesecompartments are provided with covers I8 and I9, hinged at 20 and 2|. Inthe specific illustration shown in the drawing, the case is preferablyin the configuration of a half disc, provided with 20 a straight back 22and the curved edge 23. The plate I3 and the latch II are preferablydecorated either by stamping, or stone inserts, to provide a decorativeedge. The outer face of the plate I3 is preferably made flat in orderthat the unit I 25 may stand upright, and said plate and latch l4provide a convenient means for grasping the unit for manipulation.

It is evident from the drawing that access to the interior of the casemay be had, by pulling on 30 the latch end of the unit I, sliding theunit from within the housing 5, and the latch from over the cover 2. Thecover being spring-pressed, will fly to open position, as shown in Fig.4, and when the unit I is entirely withdrawn, the lipstick may 35 beprojected forwardly and utilized, or, if access to the lipstick, is notdesired, clearness of the latch ll from over thecover 2, permits accessto the rouge or face powder. The cover 2 is preferably provided with amirror 24 and the case, 40 when in open position, is inclined slightlybackwardly from the vertical, as shown in Fig. 4, and held in thatposition by engagement of the rear edge thereof with the top edge of theback 22.

The invention has been described as related to 5 a vanity case, but isequally adaptable for containing cigarettes and a lighter. When theinventionis utilized as a cigarette case, it is preferably made ofsquare configuration, and the unit I, instead of comprising a lipstick,comprises 50 a cigarette lighter, which may be of any suitable type, forinstance, of the flameless type widely sold in the market at the presenttime. The housing 9 is specially adapted for this type of cigarettelighter in that it is completely closed 55 at the inner end thereof bythe walls 2!, shown in Fig. 4, whereby excess oi! air is avoided.

I claim:

A vanity case comprising a-substantially flat, hollow container, acover, said container and cover being hinged together, said cover beingadapted to carry a mirror on the inside thereof, said cover andcontainer having a straight back portion and curved sides, spring meansto urge said cover to substantially upright position, a horizontallydisposed housing substantially centrally oi the container and extendingfrom the rear wall of the container, forwardly through the curved sides,providing a lateral space in the container, a compartment on each sideof the con-- tainer, a locking member-having a unitary latch andlipstick holder, said lipstick holder being adapted to hold a lipstick,said lipstick holder being insertable in said centrally disposed housingthrough an opening located in the curved sides of said container, saidlocking member comprising a hook-like latch overlying said cover whenthe lipstick is inserted within said lipstick holder to hold the coverin closed position against pressure of said spring, said locking memberand said lipstick holder being entirely removable from said casing bysliding motion to expose said lipstick and simultaneously release saidcover to permit the same to spring open. and provide access to saidcompartments.

PAUL GUTENBTEIN.

